Smr Simple!

Hey this is a great site, great game and very knowledgeable ppl.

Thats the good stuff, here's the negative and I hope I'm not speaking for myself. There ARE ppl out there that simply want to enjoy the game and when we dare to make some mods to the game, I think of the flying games I enjoy like LOMAC where there is an add-on manager, life could be much easier.

So then all you have to do is point to the add-on and the manager does the rest, puts things where they have to go, even show you pre-screens of what it is you just installed.

Now with this VERY entertaining game, when it comes to adding a mod, I have seen pages and pages of I guess great info. I say I guess because I don't understand half of what it is y'all are talking about.

So what I'm trying to say is, it would be nice to just slap some of these great add-ons and go to them. Instead I guess you need an engineering degree to decipher the lingo.

I have dl'd add-ons with "Installers" but when you click the installer I don't know where they are going and I never see them in the game.

And then there's this Santa nightmare, whatever thats all about. I guess you have to add that 1 1st and then the rest?

So here's a challenge for the brainiacs here......put it out at the knucklehead level (guys like me) in a coule sentences or less on how to get the add-ons in and going.

I know I have read posts, tips, sticky's and in the end, it's a mess so I guess I'll just keep playing the original ver. with patches.

Any whoooooo, this is a 1st for me playing a train game but what a GREAT game it is. I just got to buy out some Baron playing 3 other bots on the hard level and I owned the whoooole world. It's nice to be the king.

Thanx for all the great work from all

Cobra Driver

This post don't go here. Should go in Rail Roads Chat. I think this section is for posting maps only.

I have to agree Dwax.....Moved.

CobraDriver wrote:So what I'm trying to say is, it would be nice to just slap some of these great add-ons and go to them. Instead I guess you need an engineering degree to decipher the lingo.
I have dl'd add-ons with "Installers" but when you click the installer I don't know where they are going and I never see them in the game.

All of the Installlers areavailable from one source, Railroads! Wiki. Right above the name of this thread is the place to click on to go there. (it works now, i chacked it) From there go to 'Customizing the Game' and then 'User Created Maps/Scenarios'. There you will find most if not all of the Installers. Clicking on those will start instalation. Below those is the Installers for Engines. If you have you Sid Meier's Railroads! folder in 'My Games' on your C: drive, those programs will put all the materials needed for the map where they need to go. It will also check to make sure the data they are installing is not already there so that there are no double entries.

CobraDriver wrote:And then there's this Santa nightmare, whatever thats all about. I guess you have to add that 1 1st and then the rest?

Don't load that map. It tends to fight with the other maps, and your desktop always wins. You will find a compatable version in the Installers.

A few simple sentences cannot explain all that we have done and are continueing to do here. Just ask your questions and you should get answers.

I will warn you, there have been problems found with some of the maps, and we are trying to get them fixed. Go into Technical Issues and you'll find the thread, along with some fixes. If you find a problem that is not there, list it and we'll get someone to operate on it.

And welcome to the forum!

Sorry about the posting area thing and thank you very much for your response snoopy.

I look forward to alot fun from this wonderful brain-teaser

CD

Outstanding, with a lil searching and very little tweaking, all my scenarios are working!!

This is a great game.

1 question though, how come even when I have bought all my shares I can get bought out/booted out of the game? I figured as long as I own 100% I'm safe.

Thanx for any and all help.

CD

Even tho you own all the shares of your own company, there is an amout of money that will still buy you out. I do believe it is, or is somewhere around, your net worth that is the amount needed. Once one of your competitors stock has all been bought up you'll see the amount needed to buy their whole railroad.

Snoopy is correct... and I believe that 2k games did that on purpose to keep you from getting to lax about your competitors... you really need to take them out before they can take you out.